Given its popularity, it’s no surprise Android was the top target for malware makers in 2013
2013 was a year marked by malware targeting mobile devices and Android was the top target, according to latest findings by Fortinet. Threat landscape research by FortiGuard Labs found Android was the top choice for malware developers, with 96.5 percent of all mobile malware infections attributed to the platform. In comparison, Symbian came a distant second at 3.45 percent, while iOS, BlackBerry, PalmOS and Windows together added up to less than 1 percent.
"The growth shows no signs of slowing; in fact, the growth seems to be accelerating"